About programme
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is one of the pioneering academic degrees. It is considered one of the highest levels in academics. The way of performing the fundamentals in this degree is highly different from the initial degrees such as under graduation and post-graduation. This difference makes the learners less comfortable and shine in this degree greatly. The regular PhD research scholars can learn the essentials in quite a few months but it will be very hard for the part-time scholars to cope with the need of this degree programme. Even though regular scholars learn the essentials they need to spend the necessary dedicated time to shine on the same. We, BioLim, understood this issue faced by thousands of PhD research scholars who have come up with this PhD preparatory programme in life sciences. The programme aims to educate the learners about various components of the PhD programme and the skills required to effectively perform and complete the same on time.
Programme suitability
- The programme is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to pursue a PhD.
- The programme is suitable for those members who have currently registered for a PhD and are yet to start the programme.
- The programme is suitable for those members who are performing PhD and need further assistance to understand the overall processes involved.
What is covered in this programme?
- Overview and scope of Doctorate of philosophy
- Overview on research methodologies
- Literature mining, sorting and referencing techniques
- Research problem identifying and defining
- Research planning and budgeting
- Research proposal making
- Sessions for developing and improving presentation skills
- Fundamental skill development for dissertation and synopsis writing
- Fundamental skill development for research and review journal article writing
- Overview on Intellectual Protection
- Career scope after PhD programme
Eligibility
- The applicant should be a citizen of India.
- The applicant should be having or pursuing a degree (minimum two years completed) in the stream of science and technology in any UGC approved institution/college/university.
- The age of the applicant should have been 20 years on the joining date in order to join the programme without any special formalities.
- The applicant should be pursuing a degree in the stream of science and technology in any government-approved institution/college/university.
Programme specifications
| Specifications | Details |
|---|---|
| Programme duration | 45 days minimum (and can be extended) |
| Programme code | BOP001 |
| Programme conducting type | Online |
| Learning mode | Online |
| Language of learning | English |
| Daily timing(s) | Any time of your preference in a day |
| Learning method | Active & passive learning |
| Daily tasks | Yes, Applicable |
| Daily time requirement |
45 to 90 min per day for very active learners 90 to 120 min per for moderately active learners 120 to 150 min for slow learners |
| Mode of evaluation | Online task evaluation and online viva. Viva will not be applicable, if you opt for no certification. |
| Certificate options | Hard copy or E-certificate. You can also opt for no certification. |
| Minimum marks required for certification | 60% |
Programme specifications
| Specifications | For Indian Students |
|---|---|
| Without certification | INR 4499 |
| With e-certification | INR 4999 |
| With hard copy certification | INR 5299 |
| Specifications | For ROW |
|---|---|
| Without certification | USD 60 |
| With e-certification | USD 66 |
*This programme is actually a kind of a pre-industrial internship type. It differs from the online courses and regular internships. This special programme is designed in a way to develop essential knowledge and skills of the participants in the specific subject and also to sharpen them according to the job role chosen with real time industrial insights. It works under proper monitoring and mentoring in our cloud system. The enrolment fee is collected for portal improvement and maintenance, mentoring, continuous evaluation, certification services etc. The enrolment fee is unavoidable as we are not involved in any commercialisation of our online intern works. However, you can reduce the enrollment fee based on your country of origin through our scholarships or through occasional fee concession coupons.
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